Pyorala remains in press box

(1/3/10) Flyers LW Mika Pyorala was a healthy scratch on Sunday against the Senators. He has not played since Dec. 26 and has been a healthy scratch for four straight games.

Pyorala has first NHL goal

(11/19/09)Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight games, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. After Jarret Stoll scored his third goal in five games in the first period, Pyorala tied it midway through the second, flipping home a rebound with a backhand while falling facefirst to the ice.

12/05/2009 21:40Capitals give new Flyers coach Laviolette rude welcome back to bench
With Peter Laviolette making his Flyers debut behind the bench, Tomas Fleischmann and Mike Green scored two goals apiece, and Nicklas Backstrom added a goal and four assists, leading the streaking Washington Capitals to a 8-2 win over Philadelphia on Saturday.